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04.23.2011 | 7:33 PM ET
http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/news/320743/Former-NHL-goon-Don-Brashear-signs-MMA-contract/
Former NHL enforcer Donald Brashear has officially signed with Quebec’s biggest MMA promotion Ringside MMA. Brashear has a long history of fighting, both within and well without the rules, perhaps most notably over a decade ago, when he was slashed across the temple with a hockey stick by Marty McSorley, after beating McSorley in a fight earlier in the game. McSorley was charged with assault with a weapon; the incident was the end of his NHL career.
Brashear ended up being ranked the 15th all-time leader in NHL penalty minutes. He scored 85 goals and recorded 125 assists for 205 points, but his career minus-93 rating is the worst among the top 15 penalty-minute leaders.
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04.23.2011 | 7:42 PM ET
04.23.2011 | 8:29 PM ET
"“I will knock your hair black” – Ken Shamrock to Ortiz"
04.23.2011 | 8:36 PM ET
"My hearts pumpin' the blood of Royce Gracie My thoughts dumpin' the slug and point straightly"
04.23.2011 | 11:31 PM ET
"Jackson the JRT..the original Rampage!!"
04.24.2011 | 8:02 AM ET
It's a gimmick, but it could draw some crossover fans from hockey to MMA. If it's handled correctly, it could be a good thing. I'm not too familiar with that promotion, though, so I don't know how much of a circus this would be, asuming Brashear can get licensed. I do see they have a Cote-Starnes fight coming up.
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04.24.2011 | 4:10 PM ET
"No cheese at all?!? I love pizza and pizza have cheese!"- Rampage Jackson
04.24.2011 | 4:17 PM ET
"Tell her I'm rich, and I'm good looking, and I have, uh, a ******'s wit."
04.25.2011 | 1:18 AM ET
Is he traing with Sanford and Son?
"I don't go running, I train to fight not to run" - Don ******* Frye
04.25.2011 | 8:47 AM ET
04.25.2011 | 9:19 AM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
04.25.2011 | 1:25 PM ET
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
04.25.2011 | 1:53 PM ET
"fresh outta Oakland..."
04.25.2011 | 1:58 PM ET
he's a big guy that has probably never had to cut weight in his life. He's 36 and since he's never cut I think he's going to have a hard time doing it. Hell probably fight at whatever he walks around at, unless he weighs 215 or something close to lhw.
"Tell her I'm rich, and I'm good looking, and I have, uh, a ******'s wit."
04.25.2011 | 2:35 PM ET
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
04.25.2011 | 3:22 PM ET
"All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is evolved" – Sun Tzu, "The Art of War"
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- wolfmanhowl
04.25.2011 | 7:35 PM ET